The Staffens is an enemy encountered in Citadel Agartha and Kerguelen Plateau. It attacks by firing a barrage of fireballs in an arc.
Behaviour[]
The Staffens is a slow-walking ranged enemy. It moves with small steps and prefers to stay at a medium range, usually walking away from the player if they're too close, and towards them if they're too far. It attacks by throwing fireballs forward in a low arc.
It cannot fall off edges on its own, but will get hurt by spikes and environmental hazards (water & clouds) if it falls into them.
Attacks[]
Fireballs[]
The Staffens fires five fireballs in quick succession in a low arc in front of itself.
The fireballs are Mid-sized Projectiles that cannot pass through walls and can be countered by a lot of means, like Ranger's 
Ivy Canopy,
the 
Ivy Seed relic or
Shockwave
.
The low arc means that you can dodge its attack just by standing in front of the Staffens at mid-range.
Location[]
Staffens can only appear naturally in Citadel Agartha and Kerguelen Plateau (including within red portals).
Once you reach NG+1, you will unlock the use of burdens: each level of the 
Burden of Evolution enabled adds a 10% chance for a Staffens in Citadel Agartha and Kerguelen Plateau to instead spawn as its next higher tier, the Stavens.
Variants[]
| Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
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| Staffens | Stavens | Stouffles |
Screenshots[]
Trivia[]
| Name in other languages (official translation) | |
|---|---|
 Chinese |
小杖骷髅 |
 French |
Bâtonniers |
 German |
Stabian |
 Italian |
Secco |
 Korean |
스타펜 |
 Portuguese |
Cajádio |
 Russian |
Посохов |
 Spanish |
Staffens |
 Turkish |
Stafen |
| Name in the game files | ArcThrower_Basic |
| List of Enemies |
|---|
| Orbs (Orb • Yorb • Zyorb) - Plinkies (Plinky • Planky • Plonky) -
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